A preliminary hearing was set for six suspended football players from a state-owned university in western Pennsylvania charged with beating and stomping a man outside an off-campus restaurant, then yelling “Football strong!” as they drove away.

Five football players from a state university in western Pennsylvania were arrested and suspended from the school after police say they beat and stomped a man outside an off-campus restaurant, then fled yelling “Football strong!” The victim was in intensive care Friday with severe brain trauma.

Being discharge from the hospital or rehab is normally a time of celebration, but a local family says their 15-year-old son – who was badly injured in a car accident last fall – is not medically ready to go home yet.

A 10-year-old girl’s brain injuries were so severe; doctors said she might not live let alone walk or talk. Now, nearly four years later, the “Western Pennsylvania Trial Lawyers Association” is honoring her with its 2012 “Comeback Award.”